".br .br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil) until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto br). A local contact is required for any registration. Registrations of domain names with Portuguese characters are also accepted. With the exception of universities, the second-level domain is fixed and selected from a list that defines the category. For example, is in the art (music, folklore ""etc."") category, and is in the non-governmental organization"
".uk .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. , it is the fifth most popular top-level domain worldwide (after .com, .cn, .de and .net), with over 10 million registrations. In October 1984, RFC 920 set out the creation of ccTLDs generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two-letter code in the ISO 3166-1 list. ""GB"" is the UK's ISO 3166 country code. However, the .uk domain had been created separately a few months before the compilation of the ISO-derived list. Consequently, .gb was never widely used and"
"and were able to redirect it to their co.uk domain. .uk .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. , it is the fifth most popular top-level domain worldwide (after .com, .cn, .de and .net), with over 10 million registrations. In October 1984, RFC 920 set out the creation of ccTLDs generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two-letter code in the ISO 3166-1 list. ""GB"" is the UK's ISO 3166 country code. However, the .uk domain had been created separately a few months before the compilation of"
"refer to the United Kingdom, including the Universal Postal Union, international sports teams, NATO, the International Organization for Standardization country codes and ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, and international licence plate codes. On the Internet, .uk is the country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. A .gb top-level domain was used to a limited extent, but is now obsolete because the domain name registrar will not take new registrations. In the Olympics, ""Team GB"" is used by the British Olympic Association to represent the British Olympic team. The Olympic Council of Ireland claims to represent the whole island of Ireland, and"
"are inadequate; the commitment they show and their willingness to be held to account are questionable.” Internet in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has been involved with the Internet since it was created. The telecommunications infrastructure provides Internet access to businesses and home users in various forms, including cable, DSL, and wireless. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom is .uk and is sponsored by Nominet. The UK was involved in research and development of packet switching, wide area networks, and Internet protocols since their origins. The development of these technologies was international from the"
".gb .gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the United Kingdom. The domain was introduced with RFC 920 in October 1984 that set out the creation of ccTLD generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two-letter code in the ISO 3166-1 list. However, the .uk domain had been created separately a few months before the compilation of this list. Consequently, .gb was never widely used. It is no longer possible to register under this domain. .gb was used for a number of years, mainly by British government organisations and commercial e-mail services using X.400-based e-mail"
"Internet in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has been involved with the Internet since it was created. The telecommunications infrastructure provides Internet access to businesses and home users in various forms, including cable, DSL, and wireless. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom is .uk and is sponsored by Nominet. The UK was involved in research and development of packet switching, wide area networks, and Internet protocols since their origins. The development of these technologies was international from the beginning, although much of the research and development that led to the Internet was driven and"
"top-level domain (ccTLD) is .uk. The most visited "".uk"" website is the British version of Google, followed by Amazon, eBay, BBC Online and MailOnline. Media of the United Kingdom There are several different types of media in the United Kingdom: television, radio, newspapers, magazines and websites. The country also has a strong music industry. The United Kingdom has a diverse range of providers, the most prominent being the publicly-owned public service broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The BBC's largest competitors are ITV plc, which operates 13 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, and"
"be used. The internet code "".gb,"" although allocated to the UK, is virtually unused and UK web domains use "".uk"". The four constituent parts of the UK are also known, particularly in sporting contexts, as ""Home Nations"" or the ""Four Nations"". The BBC refers to its UK-wide broadcasting operation as ""Nations and Regions"" (""regions"" referring to geographic regions of England. Thus the UK naming conventions tend towards describing distinct ""regions"" or ""nations"" which exist within a single sovereign ""state"". In sport, the UK Nations mostly have their own separate national teams – England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, for example in"
"the United Kingdom, whose alpha-2 code is , uses .uk instead of .gb as its ccTLD, as is currently exceptionally reserved in ISO 3166-1 on the request of the United Kingdom. The WIPO coding standard ST.3 is based on ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, but includes a number of additional codes for international intellectual property organizations, which are currently reserved and not used at the present stage in ISO 3166-1. The European Commission generally uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes with two exceptions: (not ) is used to represent Greece, and (not ) is used to represent the United Kingdom. This notwithstanding,"
"June 2014, for example ""mod.uk"" (Ministry of Defence), ""parliament.uk"" (Parliament), ""bl.uk"" and ""british-library.uk"" (the British Library), ""nls.uk"" (the National Library of Scotland), ""nhs.uk"" (The National Health Service), and ""jet.uk"" (UKAEA as operator of the Joint European Torus experimental fusion tokamak). Currently the rights to the .uk domain name are owned by Nominet UK. It is possible to directly register a domain name with Nominet UK, but it is faster and cheaper to do it via a Nominet-accredited domain registrar. If a domain was registered before 23:59hrs on 28 October 2013 the user will have the rights to the equivalent .uk"
"does not exist in DNS. Only one subdomain is still registered in gb (ISO 3166-1 for the United Kingdom), and no new registrations are being accepted for it. Sites in the United Kingdom generally use uk (see below). The former .um ccTLD for the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands was removed in April 2008. Under RFC 1591 rules, .um is eligible as a ccTLD on request by the relevant governmental agency and local Internet user community. Several ASCII ccTLDs are in use that are not ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes. Some of these codes were specified in older versions of the ISO"
"the world follows the Internet standard and writes email addresses starting with the name of the computer and ending up with the name of the country. In the U.K. the Joint Academic Networking Team (JANET) had decided to do it the other way round before the Internet domain standard was established. Most gateway sites have ad-hockery in their mailers to handle this, but can still be confused. In particular, the address me@uk.ac.bris.pys.as could be interpreted in JANET's big-endian way as one in the U.K. (domain uk) or in the standard little-endian way as one in the domain as (American Samoa)"
"Science and Technology Laboratory in 2001; the website became defunct some time thereafter. .gb .gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of the United Kingdom. The domain was introduced with RFC 920 in October 1984 that set out the creation of ccTLD generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two-letter code in the ISO 3166-1 list. However, the .uk domain had been created separately a few months before the compilation of this list. Consequently, .gb was never widely used. It is no longer possible to register under this domain. .gb was used for a number of"
"recommended as an alternative. In the United Kingdom, British Telecom (BT) provides ISDN2e (BRI) as well as ISDN30 (PRI). Until April 2006, they also offered services named Home Highway and Business Highway, which were BRI ISDN-based services that offered integrated analogue connectivity as well as ISDN. Later versions of the Highway products also included built-in USB sockets for direct computer access. Home Highway was bought by many home users, usually for Internet connection, although not as fast as ADSL, because it was available before ADSL and in places where ADSL does not reach. In early 2015, BT announced their intention"
"Virgin Media. The country code top-level domain for United Kingdom web pages is codice_1. Nominet UK is the codice_1. Network Information Centre and second-level domains must be used. At the end of 2004, 52% of households (12.6 million) were reported to have access to the internet (Source: Office for National Statistics Omnibus Survey). broadband connections accounted for 50.7% of all internet connections in July 2005, with one broadband connection being created every ten seconds. Broadband connections grew by nearly 80% in 2004. In 1999, there were 364 Internet service providers (ISPs). Public libraries also provide access to the internet, sometimes"
".bq .bq is designated—but not in use—as the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for ""Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba"" (the Caribbean Netherlands) following the assignment on December 15, 2010, by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency of BQ as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 to the area. This decision followed the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles and new status of the Caribbean Netherlands as public bodies of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010. On 15 December, 2010 the ISO 3166-1 code for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba changed to reflect the BQ codified for the ccTLD. Previously, the Caribbean Netherlands used"
".bb .bb is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Barbados. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd. A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wireless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the "".bb"" domains until the government selected alternate"
"England, Scotland and Wales in combination. However, it is sometimes used as a loose synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole. GB and GBR are the standard country codes for the United Kingdom (see and ISO 3166-1 alpha-3) and are consequently used by international organisations to refer to the United Kingdom. Additionally, the United Kingdom's Olympic team competes under the name ""Great Britain"" or ""Team GB"". The term ""Britain"" is used both as a synonym for Great Britain, and as a synonym for the United Kingdom. Usage is mixed, with the BBC preferring to use Britain as shorthand only"
"Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom are operated mainly by Arqiva. Arqiva operates the transmitters for UK terrestrial TV and most radio broadcasting, both analogue and digital. BT also operates a number of telecommunications towers in the UK. BT's towers were, at one time, the backbone for a national line-of-sight microwave telecommunications network. One of the most famous of these is the BT Tower in London. However, the introduction of fibre optic network technology rendered these microwave towers largely obsolete for their original purpose. Nowadays they tend to be used mainly for relatively low"
"BT Group BT Group plc (trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK, and also provides subscription television and IT services. BT's origins date back to the founding of the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846 which developed a nationwide communications network. In 1912, the General Post Office, a government department, became the monopoly telecoms supplier in the United Kingdom. The Post Office Act of 1969 led to the"
"Australia, and sales offices in London, UK. Afilias Afilias, Inc. is a US Corporation that is the registry operator of the .info, .mobi and .pro top-level domain, service provider for registry operators of .org, .ngo, .lgbt, .asia, .aero, and a provider of domain name registry services for countries around the world, including .MN (Mongolia), .AG (Antigua and Barbuda), .BM (Bermuda), .BZ (Belize), .GI (Gibraltar), .IN (India), .ME (Montenegro), .SC (the Seychelles), and .VC (St. Vincent and the Grenadines). .AU (Australia). Afilias also provided ancillary support to other domains, including .SG (Singapore), .LA (Laos) and .HN (Honduras). Afilias was formed in"
"the Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications has not allowed this and ""does not plan to reopen the debate on fixed broadband caps"" Brazil uses the .br top level domain, which is managed by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. In 2011 Brazil ranked fourth in the world with 23,456,00 Internet hosts. In April 2012 Brazil was 10th in the world with 48,572,160 IPv4 addresses allocated, 23.6 per 100 residents. The Internet is a popular medium for citizen–government interaction. For example, 99% of all income tax forms are delivered online. Correios agencies and government-controlled ""telepontos"" are used as access points, and are specially"
"As one of the UK's largest web hosting companies it has data centre facilities in London and Farham. Its UK headquarters are in Arena Business Centre, Holy Rood Close, Poole BH17 7BA, United Kingdom. Not all .uk names are provided by Nominet. Joint Academic NETwork provides ac.uk, gov.uk. There are certain rules regarding the domain registrations with Nominet, which differ considerably between the SLDs. Nominet has been praised for its organisation when compared with other registration authorities. Ukdomains UKDomains was formed in 1996 and was one of the first companies within the United Kingdom to start registering internet domain names."
"BT Wi-fi BT Wi-fi is a global wi-fi hotspot service provided by United Kingdom telecommunications company BT Group in partnership with Fon. It was established following a rebranding of the former BT Openzone and BT Fon, bringing both of the services under one name. It supports the BT Consumer division, providing free, unlimited BT Wi-fi for current broadband and mobile customers. It is the worlds largest wi-fi network with more than 5 million hotspots in the UK and another 9 million around the world. It can be accessed in a variety of places such as cafés, pubs, airports, hotels, motorway"
"of Africa with each other and with Portugal and the United Kingdom; GLO-1 which links countries along the west coast of Africa to each other and to Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Top-level domain: .tg Internet users: Fixed broadband: 5,560 subscriptions, 158th in the world; 0.1% of the population, 170th in the world (2012). Wireless broadband: 47,892 subscribers, 125th in the world; 0.7% of the population, 135th in the world (2012). Internet hosts: IPv4: 13,312 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 1.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012). There are no known government restrictions on access to"
"first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants. There are no territorial restrictions: applicants need not have any connection to the UK other than those outlined below for .ltd.uk and other restricted domains. .co.uk is by far the most used of the domains, followed by .org.uk then .me.uk. .plc.uk and .ltd.uk are only rarely used. The number of new registrations for each of the different .uk domains on a month by month basis can be seen on the Nominet UK website. The intended restriction of .co.uk to companies is purely nominal; in practice it is open to any and all applicants. Likewise,"
"the UK. BT ultimately partnered with Intersection, the owner of LinkNYC, and Primesight, a London-based advertising agency. BT will remove certain telephone booths for the Links and provide the network infrastructure. In return, Intersection and Primesight will display advertising on two dedicated screens on the kiosks. The Links will provide free Wi-Fi access with speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, while displays on both sides of the Link will display digital advertisements. The Links feature a tablet, two USB charging ports, and a phone providing free calling to UK numbers. Devices can access the Links' network without time or"
"Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (UK), French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela until LACNIC was formed. American Registry for Internet Numbers The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Canada, the United States, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space and AS numbers. ARIN opened for business on"
"to Barbados. .bb .bb is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Barbados. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local exchange carrier, Cable & Wireless (BARTEL) Ltd. A 2001 Memorandum of Understanding was then later signed between the Government of Barbados and both Cable & Wireless (Bartel) Ltd. and its sister company Cable & Wireless (BET) Ltd., to continue the administration of the "".bb"" domains until the government"
"domain name registration performed by the .uk registrar Nominet using data from ZookNIC. tk domains are the ""world's largest country-code domain ... almost as large as second and third place holders China (.cn) and Germany (.de) combined"". Three solar power stations provide 100% of current electrical demand from photovoltaics, with battery backup. The first power station was completed in August 2012. In total, 4,032 solar panels are used and 1,344 batteries weighing each, making Tokelau the first nation in the world to be 100% powered by solar power. The systems are designed to withstand winds of . Previously electricity was"
"the Internet is so vital to so many organizations. Early adopters include Brazil (.br), Bulgaria (.bg), Czech Republic (.cz), Namibia (.na) Puerto Rico (.pr) and Sweden (.se), who use DNSSEC for their country code top-level domains; RIPE NCC, who have signed all the reverse lookup records (in-addr.arpa) that are delegated to it from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). ARIN is also signing their reverse zones. In February 2007 TDC became the first Swedish ISP to start offering this feature to its customers. IANA publicly tested a sample signed root since June 2007. During this period prior to the production"
"for the game with Streamworks International. The deal between BT and Streamworks International enabled all UK broadband users to view the football match. Streamworks are currently headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, with operational offices located in London, United Kingdom, and New York City, New York, United States. The company are looking to expand in territories such as Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Streamworks International uses patented encoding technology on live and on-demand video streams by using video signal processing to optimize video and audio data. This then reduces bandwidth for live video streams, allowing efficient delivery towards"